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The Australian live music industry is in crisis. Is $8.6 million for Revive Live enough to turn things around?
There is a strong body of evidence about what works in Indigenous education. But budgets seem to keep ignoring research that says we need to listen to Indigenous people.
In normal times, a boost in government spending would boost inflation. The budget papers show these are not normal times.
Many of the party’s more ambitious proposals – like free cancer treatment and dental care for pensioners – were abandoned after the 2019 election, and have not resurfaced.
Funding announced in this week’s federal budget moves Australia closer to eliminating HIV.
An ACCC taskforce may well prove effective in controlling unfair overcharging and NDIS costs. But the scheme’s pricing model could also use a redesign.
The government says it is serious about improving living standards but it has failed to provide targeted and long-term relief for the people who need it the most.
A change to university funding is on the cards, but the Job-ready Graduates scheme is staying put for now.
The budget projects deficits way out into the future with scarcely any measures in place to contain them.
For the last 40 years or so, successive federal governments have focused on developing the international education sector. The Albanese government is now signalling a new approach.
If we’re going to prime a future-ready Australia, we need more research and development funding, and a diverse, highly skilled workforce. Are this year’s commitments in the right places?
The budget sets the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care, eases cost-of-living pressures and aims to keep people out of hospital. Will they work? And what’s missing?
What’s in the budget for the environment? Lots for green industry, little for conservation
Which departments are the biggest winners and losers in this year’s budget? We’ve broken the budget documents down to show you where the money’s going - and where it isn’t.
The treasurer has juggled the economics and the politics by going big on spending while keeping a firm eye on inflation.
If the Reserve Bank is genuinely prepared to cut interest rates as inflation moves back towards its target, we can expect a rate cut within the year.
A $300 energy rebate and an increase in rent assistance headline Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget.
This budget contains not only foreshadowed tax cuts, but a range of new spending measures in health, education, infrastructure and aged care.
Allowing our spent lithium batteries to be exported free of charge could mean forfeiting a potential $3 billion onshore reprocessing industry.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor of Health Economics, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Management, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor and Head, Centre for Green and Smart Energy Systems, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, Edith Cowan University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
